Gran Chaco (Paraguay) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Gran Chaco (Paraguay)
The humid Chaco (also known as thebajo Chaco) encompasses the southern half of Presidente Hayes department. This region is characterized by flooded savannas filled with palm trees. Further north, is the transition zone between the humid and dry Chaco, commonly known as the central Chaco. It is sparsely populated, hot, semi-arid, and featuring a desert-like environment presenting a stark contrast to the eastern half of Paraguay which is humid, largely populated, and full of rivers and streams. The name Chaco comes from a word in Quechua, an indigenous language from the Andes and highlands of South America. The quechua wordchaqumeaning "hunting land" comes probably from the rich variety of animal life present throughout the entire region.
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